General Counsel Employment Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.57


SERVICES AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT made as of April 26, 1999.


BETWEEN:


GLAMIS GOLD LTD., a British Columbia company having an address at 5190
Neil Road, Suite 310, Reno, Nevada, 89502 ("Glamis")
OF THE FIRST PART AND:


CHARLES A. JEANNES, of 2420 Grant Springs Drive, Reno, Nevada, 89509
("Jeannes")
OF THE SECOND PART


WHEREAS Glamis wishes to engage Jeannes to perform the duties of Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel of Glamis and Jeannes wishes to take on such duties.


NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that the parties mutually agree as follows:


ENGAGEMENT


1. Glamis hereby engages (the `Engagement') Jeannes as and Jeannes agrees to serve as Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel ("SVP") of Glamis and as Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel of Glamis Gold, Inc. and its subsidiaries and to perform the duties described in Section 3, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out herein.


TERM


2. The term ("Term") of the Engagement will commence on April 26, 1999, and will continue thereafter on a month-to-month basis until terminated by either party pursuant to the terms hereof.


DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF JEANNES


3. As SVP, Jeannes will perform those duties and functions (the "Duties") that are described in Schedule A hereto.


PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES


4. Jeannes will perform the Duties as follows:


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(a) subject to ill-health and subsection 4(c), Jeannes will perform the
Duties during each day that is a business day in the Term (a
business day being a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, on
which the office of Glamis Gold, Inc. in Reno, Nevada is open for
the transaction of business);


(b) subject to subsection 4(c), Jeannes will devote substantially all
of his time and energy during normal business hours on each working
day during the Term to performing the Duties to the best of his
skill and ability; and


(c) notwithstanding subsections 4(a) and 4(b), Jeannes will not be
required to perform the Duties on statutory holidays and during
periods of holidays, which will be not less than four weeks in the
aggregate in respect of each calendar year.


REMUNERATION


5. In consideration of the performance of the Duties by Jeannes, Glamis,
through Glamis Gold, Inc., will:


(a) pay Jeannes a salary (the"Salary") of U.S. $200,000 (or such other
amount as the parties may mutually agree in writing) per calendar
year during the Term by paying 1/24 thereof on the 15th of each
month and 1/24th thereof on the last day of each month or, if such
days are not business days, on the first prior day that is a
business day, such payments to be reduced by the amount of
applicable withholding and other requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code (United States) and any other applicable United States
legislation in respect of remuneration paid to employees;


(b) reimburse Jeannes for all reasonable expenses incurred by Jeannes
in the performance of the Duties and in respect of such Jeannes
will provide to Glamis such particulars as Glamis may reasonable
require;


(c) permit Jeannes to participate in medical, dental and other employee
benefit plans of Glamis Gold, Inc. as they are from time to time
initiated, if and to the extent that participation is permitted by
the plans, such plans to include, without limitation, the Glamis
Gold, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan and the Glamis Gold,
Inc. Group Insurance Benefits Plan;


(d) indemnify and hold Jeannes harmless from and against any and all
costs, damages or losses resulting from the performance by Jeannes
of the Duties;


(e) provide Jeannes with the holiday entitlement described in
subsection 4(c) provided however, that Jeannes will forfeit,
without compensation, his right to any part of such holiday
entitlement not used in a calendar year;


(f) perform a review of the Salary on an annual basis, as a minimum;
and


(g) grant to Jeannes share purchase options from time to time on an
aggregate of not less than 125,000 common shares of Glamis
("Shares") under Glamis' Incentive Share Purchase Option Plan (the
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